Cheers for the heads up CX, i'll probably check that out.....maybe get some tips

Did anyone watch "Survivors" on the BBC, it was about a group who survived a killer view.. I thought it was done reasonably well and definitely showed up the potential scenarios that might arise. Made me think that actually owning a gun might not be such a bad idea.

Wow, what a great docu, found that to be really informative and a little scary to be honest. I was amazed at how fast society broke down and law and order dissapeared, the quote 'people are only nice because they are comfortable' resounds in my head and has certainly given me alot of food for thought. Things would be alot different here in the uk though but still never the less very similar allthough we have the harsh winter to deal with aswell. Its time for me to sharpen up and have my familys survival plan worked out, you will be probably seeing more of me on this side of the forum from now on asking questions and what not. I would be very interested to hear what you guys thought of that documentry and any pearls of wisdom you gleaned from it? cheerz chaz

Well that was a good watch.

Probably a lot there that we could all work on as far as preps are concerned, but initialy the first things that obviously spring to mind are...

Water.

Food

Toilet proceedure if there is no sewage system.

Meds.

Thats just going on the basis that you can bug in at home and can avoid the looters.

I'm fine for the top two, well i could do bit better with food, but i'm fine for at least a month or so. Meds i'm not so sure. I have plenty of common cold meds and stuff for the family (allergy meds and the likes) Plenty of first aid gear. Its the antibiotics i'm not sure about.

I have plenty of bottles of clove oil for things like toothache. Tons of anti bacterial hand gel. I have lots of salt too, for cooking and hygeine, so that should keep some of the bugs at bay.

One thing that came from the programme that we would have difficulty here in the UK with, is weapons. Being as invisible as possible so you won't need to use them will be the best option. Failing that, you get inventive.

It was a good eye opener for people that have no idea about how quick society structure with break down. It dealt with a lot of issues that many would rather try to forget.

The biggest thing for me that i got from the film was "water". WATER WATER WATER! I have pleny at home in containers, i am still looking into getting a large container and i have a filter thats good for 100,000 litres. My kids will not die of thirst on my shift.

I've heard some say it's not the best documentary on how to survive, but i liked it for what it was.

CX.

Im seriously thinking of investing in a couple of air rifles and maybe a air pistol, non of those gas powered ones though , cock action only and buy enough pellets to see off a small army. I believe you can purchase antibiotics from online pharms from india/thailand etc. I know a guy who regularly buys his valium and has them shipped to the uk so maybe i'll ask him about reputable pharms that stock penicillin etc, ill report back, probably not allowed to post the links but if you u2u me im sure ill share the details with you.

Another thing, bugging out by vehicle.

I do not have a car, which i'm not fussed about. I got rid of it a few years ago and haven't looked back. I appreciate however that i would not be able to carry too much gear without one.

That said, i have enough fuel here incase i had to "borrow" a vehicle.

Thing is, i would be gutted if i had a car full of gear and supplies, only to find myself cut off down the road because of a gridlock or abandoned cars blocking the way.

I still think bugging in is the answer, but i know that has its own problems to. House security for one.

Oh well, like i say, plenty of food for thought.

CX.

Originally posted by chaztekno
Im seriously thinking of investing in a couple of air rifles and maybe a air pistol, non of those gas powered ones though , cock action only and buy enough pellets to see off a small army. I believe you can purchase antibiotics from online pharms from india/thailand etc. I know a guy who regularly buys his valium and has them shipped to the uk so maybe i'll ask him about reputable pharms that stock penicillin etc, ill report back, probably not allowed to post the links but if you u2u me im sure ill share the details with you.

Watching that program really made me want a gun. If that scenario ever arose, the gun is going to be your only defence. I live in a rural area and I know there are people with guns and I dont want to be one of their slaves.

I would hope that living in a rural community I would be in a better position than those in cities. I would hope the community could join together and share the resources.

definitely makes you think!

Originally posted by woodwardjnr

Originally posted by chaztekno
Im seriously thinking of investing in a couple of air rifles and maybe a air pistol, non of those gas powered ones though , cock action only and buy enough pellets to see off a small army. I believe you can purchase antibiotics from online pharms from india/thailand etc. I know a guy who regularly buys his valium and has them shipped to the uk so maybe i'll ask him about reputable pharms that stock penicillin etc, ill report back, probably not allowed to post the links but if you u2u me im sure ill share the details with you.

Watching that program really made me want a gun. If that scenario ever arose, the gun is going to be your only defence. I live in a rural area and I know there are people with guns and I dont want to be one of their slaves.

I would hope that living in a rural community I would be in a better position than those in cities. I would hope the community could join together and share the resources.

definitely makes you think!

I envy you living in a rural community, your probably best to stick together if you can and help each other, be quite frank and honest with them initially and you might be suprized with there human kindship in the face of adversity. Living in the city like i do im not looking forward to it at all to be honest, im going to scout out some remote places using google earth, mark each one out of 10 and then visit my top 5 places to see what its like in reality in a hope that i actually have a plan and somewhere to head for that i am familar with and know me and my family will be safe there for the forseeable future, i am allready looking at air rifles.